Location

According to the Section Bylaws, the Columbia
Valley Section consists of:

Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho. This
area includes all of Okanogan, Chelan, Kittitas, Yakima, and Klickitat
Counties, and all Washington Counties eastward to the Idaho border
as well as all counties in Idaho north of and including Idaho
County.

This is shown approximately in the following
map where the colored areas represent the Section within Washington
and Idaho. The total area is estimated at approximately 51,000
square miles (132,000 square km). Activities tend to be centered
around Richland, Washington.

Take a look at the July 2006
issue of Chemical Engineering Magazine. Lists the latest ChE salary
survey. If you are in the 90 percentile group, your salary might
range from roughly $65k to $165k depending on your age. If you
are in the 10 percentile group, figure on about $55k, no matter
what your age is. In the middle? - take an average.

G&P Engineering Soft is proud to make
available the software package PhysProps:

PhysProps is a chemical physical property data base and property
estimating application. The database is composed of over 6,500
chemical specie names and their synonyms (both organic and inorganic
compounds). There are 28 physical properties for each compound
in the data base (ex. critical T/P/V, boiling points, vapor pressures,
viscosities, etc.)

If the particular compound property is not in the database, it
may be possible to estimate it from the estimation module. There
are 18 properties which can be estimated from standard techniques.

PhysProps is extremely easy to use and includes the following
features:

- An intuitive user interface written by an Engineer, for Engineers.
- Search as you type compound browsing to find the exact compound
quickly.
- Property units of measure can be set to a global standard,
individually, or changed instantly depending on user preferences.
- Multiple properties can be displayed in either table or graphical
viewing formats.
- Contains a graphically based Periodic Table
- Cutting and Pasting is supported to allow exporting data to
other applications.

PhysProps is undeniably the most versatile and easy to use physical
property data base and estimation software tool ever produced.

AIChE position
on Professional Registration

The Board of Directors
of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers approved on March
19, 1977, and reaffirmed on June 7, 1980, the following position
on the registration of individual engineers.

All state legislatures now require registration (licensing) of
all engineers who offer their services directly to the public.
Also, many regulatory agencies, courts of law, clients, and employers
require or recommend registration as evidence of engineering
competence, and the number that do so is increasing. Registration
is one avenue to define an engineer's level of competence, and
it does provide assurance to the public that those with the title,
"Registered Professional Engineer" or "Licensed
Professional Engineer" have met certain minimum requirements
at one point in their careers.

In consideration of these facts, AIChE recommends that its members
become registered in their respective states as soon as possible
after entering the profession.

In making this recommendation, AIChE recognizes that registration
is no substitute for individual professional responsibility for
engineering work, a responsibility which is based upon adequate
knowledge, experience, and moral integrity, and which extends
throughout the entire career of every engineer.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

The Tri-City Literacy Program is seeking volunteers to serve
on its Advisory Committee as well as volunteers to serve as tutors.
For further information, contact Cheryl Klym, Program Coordinator,
at Columbia Basin College. Ph: 509-547-0511 x 2390 or at Cheryl <aklym@aol.com>.